President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday rattled a legislative aide for failing to wear facemask at the premises of the National Assembly. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ezrel Tabiowo, his Special Assistant on Press on Wednesday in Abuja. Tabiowo said that Lawan
Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has claimed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently under intense pressure to resign his position as the number two citizen of Nigeria. According to Bamgbose, Osinbajo is no longer allowed to address the press anymore,
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the unfreezing of accounts belonging to some promoters of the End SARS protest. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who gave the ruling on Wednesday, ordered all affected banks to “immediately defreeze the affected accounts of End SARS promoters.” Justice Mohammed proceeded
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be a patriot and statesman by building national strategic infrastructures such as railways, bridges, roads and other assets within Nigeria. HURIWA said Buhari should use Nigerian funds to build assets for
The Chief Executive Officer of Signature Communications Limited, VinMartin Ilo has predicted that cheating in West African Examinations Council, WAEC and National Examination Council NECO Examinations in Nigeria will not stop unless those caught doing so are prosecuted and punished. Mr. Ilo, who spoke on a
Northern Governors on Tuesday said the Federal Government should provide funding for the establishment of ranches across the region. The Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, said the Governors have been in support of ranching for quite some time. And, with the rise of banditry –
AS the dust raised by the closure of cryptocurrency traders’ accounts is yet to settle, the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has given its backing to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy. According to its President, Aminu Gwadabe, the regulator acted fast
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has projected that Nigeria’s economy would record a growth rate of 2.9 per cent in 2021, representing 1.5 per cent higher growth rate than earlier predicted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The group, in its 2021 Macroeconomic Outlook Report
Fuel price hike: Labour tackles FG The Organised Labour has criticised the federal government over its fresh move to increase petrol pump price following the rise of crude oil price above $60 dollar per barrel in the international market. The minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre
Democratic lawmakers prosecuting Donald Trump are set to detail their case against him Wednesday, in a longshot bid to convince sceptical Republican senators they should impeach the former president. Trump’s second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with Democrats showing harrowing video footage of his supporters’ January 6